Abandon and Default

Abandon

Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.

Default and abandon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Default" instead a verb "Abandon".

Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning

Default

Default verb - Fail to pay up.

Abandon and default are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandon" instead a verb "Default".

Nearby Words: defaulter, defaulting, defaulted

How words are described

great great abandon great default
new new abandon new default
worst worst abandon worst default

Common collocations

concept abandon concept default concept

Both words in one sentence

  • This worked pretty well at making them less likely to start trouble, except that Gandhi's default aggressiveness was 1, and would underflow to 255, so as soon as he got democracy he would turn into a bloodthirsty maniac that threw nukes around with reckless abandon.
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Default and Abandon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/default
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